THE
EDUCATOR
I'uWislied every Saturday, in the. Me-
Intvrc Building, Person Street,
FAYETTEVILLE. N. C.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 26 1874,
C ». WADDELL, Publisher.
POETBt.
Forgive und Fofrget.
BV M. F. TUITEE.
Vhen streams of Unkindness as bitter as
K*ll. - -■
Bubble up from the beart to the tongue
md meeki'ess is writhing in torment
and thrall,
y the hands of Ingratitude wrung—
be heat of injustice, unwept-rind un
* fair,
Vhile the anguish is festering yet,
;e. none but an angel of Pod can dc
■‘■ars, . P * "tST;! ’
•I now can for gLvj? ~ld forget."
flit, if the bad splt-fr,q chased from the
heart,
And the lips are in penitence steep’d,
r'iili the w rong so repented the wratli
will depart,
Vhongh scorn on inj usticc were heap'd;
•r tiie best compensation is paid for
- .all ill,
When ibe cheek with contrition is wet,
nd every one feels it is ]iossible still
At once to forgive and forget.
e forget? It is hard for a man with a
mind,
However ills heart may forgive,
o Wot out all insults and evils behind,
Aml hut for the future to live:
hen how shall it be? for at every turn 1
Keeollection the spirit will fret, <
nd the ashes .of injury smoider and ,
burn,
Though we strive to forgive and forget 1
li, hearken! my tongue shall be riddle 1
unseal,
Ami niiml shall be partner wilh heart,
rbile thee to thysell 1 bid souscicnce 1
reveal, ,
And show thee how evil thou art: ,
e member thy follies, thy sins, and— J
thy crimes
llow vast is thy infinite debt!
et Mercy hath seven by seventy times
Been swift to forgive and forget!
rood not on insults or injuries old,
For thou art injurious too—
mint not their sum till the total is told,
For thou art unkind and untrue:
ail if all thy harms are forgotten, for- t
given,
Sow uiercy with justice is met;
h. , would not gladly take lessons I
of heaven.
>or learn to forgive and forget?
e*. ye*; V*t a man when i.i» enemy
weeps, I
Be iptiek to receive him a friend;
or finis on his head in kindness he
heaps
Ho; coals—to refine and amend;
nd hearts that are Christian more ea
gerly yearn.
As a nurse on her innocent pet, (
ror lips Unit, once bitter, to penitence
turn,
And whisper. Forgive and forget.
A cane in point.
I shall never forget the manner in
kich a thirsty individual once beg
ed of me upon Chaplain Common,
s -aw him with a very large truck,
11 which he was carrying an extrem
n j small parcel, and I wondered
'hy he had not put the parcel into
a pocket and left the machine at
jme. I said, “It looks odd to see
large a truck for such a small load.
1 1 stopped, and looking me serious
rin the face, he said: “Yes, sir, it is
very odd thing, but do you know
have met with an odder thing than'
hit this very day. I’ve been about
forking and sweating, all this ’ere
Vsed day, and till now I haven’t
«t a single gentleman that looked
lif he’d give me a pint of beer till
>w you." I considered that turn
te cmversation very neatly man
gwl, and we, with a far better sub
let upon onr minds, ought to be e
jually able to introduce the topic
iport which our heart is set. There
ta- an ease in the man’s manners
(Licit I envied him, for I did not
■j) it quite so simple a matter to
educe my own topic to his notice;
H if 1 had been thinking as much
■, ut how I could do hint good as
n<l upon now Ut obtain :• drink,
WXI sure I should nave succeeded
W/reaching my point It by any
■/,.ai> we may save some, we must
ike our Lord, talk at table to good
.urpose —yes, and on the margin of
:hc well, and by the road, and on
ibe sea-shore, and in the house, and
n the field. To be a holy talker for
Jesus might be almost as fruitful an
lice as to be a iaitbful preacher,
on at excellence iu both exercises,
1 if the Holy Spirit’s aid ’•( tailed
i you will attain your desire.
fyttryton.
*-iih«cril>c to Tint E Pic A ToK at
ami keep up with the time*
a? -Aik * —
The Educator
YOU. 1. FAYETTEVILLE, N. ,U, SEPT. 26, 1874. NO, 1.
TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN.
Bo it known that the General Con
ference of the A. M. E. Zion Con
nection, at its session in Charlotte,
N. C., June, 1872, took into consid
eration the propriety of establish
ing schools for the education of ou?
people in tne South, and selected for
said purpose Fayetteville, N. C., as
a proper place to locate a coledge for
said purpose.
The conference also elected the
following person, as a Board of
MaStigeri? to -rnrry out the-object
contemplated by said conference:
Bishop J. D. Brooks President.
3. P. Ilamer, Vice Pres't.
Bishop S. I>. Talbert, Treasurer
Dr. J. A- Thompson.
Jacob Thomas.
George Bosley.
P. A. Lee, forces. Sec'y.
J. A. Jones, Pec. Sec'y
Wo therefore appeal to a gener
ous Christain public to aid us in
this praiseworthy object, in edu
cating and christianizing our poor
downtrodden and oppressed race,
and also to send out missionaries to
teach and preach the Gospel of
Christ.
The bearer, the Rev. George Bos
ley, is hereby duly authorized a3 an
agent to collect funds lor ■ said ob
ject.
Signed in behalf of the Board.
Bishop J. D. Brooks, Pres't.
JaM'.s'A. Jones, Sec'y.
Do your own work.
Paron.ts, remember you can not
throw off your own responsibilities
upon the Sunday-school teachers.
Tt is yonr child, not theirs. God
gave ft to you, and says to you, as
Pharaoh's -Laughter raid to ilosod'
mother, "Take this child and nurse
it for me,’’ and he will demand of
you an account of your stewardship.
If you feel yourself incompetent to
teach your child, or, for other rea
sons, think it best to send it to
school, that is all very well; but you
must not think your responsibility
ends when you have sent it, neatly
dressed, to school. You must take
an interest in its studies and behavi
or, must see that it learns the lessions
given out, mußt find out if it be quiet
and attentive while there, and, in
short, must do all in your power to
aid the school teacher, and let (your
child see you appreciate the help
that is thus given you in its religi
ous training. Above all, you should
endeavor bf your own example to
show yonr child how to practice the
lessions it is taught. It will not ben
efit it much to know all the com
madments, if they are at home con*
stantly broken; the Croed, if you
disbelieve it; prayer, if you never
pray. And you are very much mis
taken if you think one hour’s instruc
tion on the Lord’s day at Sunday
school will make a child religious,
when it finds seven day’s irreligion
at home. No; if yon believe in Sun
day-schools; add send ydur children
there, help them by showing at home
an interest in the lessons and behAri
vior oi those children; and remenP
her the old proverb, “Example is
worth tnoretlian precept”’
It is Greek Tradition that when
Adam was dying, he sent his son to
the Garden of Eden to request, that
the angel who kept Ibe way thereto
would send him gome ot the fruit
of the Tree of Life, t hat he might
lane and live. The angel denied the
request, but gave to the son of Ad
am three seeds. “Place thein,’’ said
he “in thy father's mouth; and when
tin y shall have grown into trees
he shall be freed from his sickness."
The son returned, and found that
Adam had already expired. Tak
ing the thrCe grains, he placed them
iu bis fathers mouth, and buried hint
tbits. From these giatun, in process
ot time, sprang three trees, ol which
! i]ji* vvf.'Otl ij! tin- Ci’fip wa? tun up. |jfc
The Careless fchristtlin.
Thb varieties of religion once ac
cepted, nothing is so consistent as
the most intence revival efforts. A
siDgle instance oi apparent listleness
may cause a soul to be seized with
an unfavorable prejudice, never to
he overcome. When Dr. Wm. E-
Channing was in his childhood, an in
cident occurred which may possibly
explain why his remarkable talents
were given to the TTnitariamsin ra.
ther than the old gospel With its rr.
vival fervor. In his boyhood, his fa
ther, who was a member of the orth
odox church,“the>■t**jcar a cel
ebrated preacher in the neighbor-"
hood. The things of the unseen
world were set forth with deeply
solemn effect. Man’s lost condition
without Christ, was represented in
colors so vivid and startling as to
produce a powerful impression upon
the mind of the youthful Ohanning.
And then when the preacher unfold
ed the salvation of the gospel and
offered it freely to the people as
God’s gracious gift to those who
seek for it, in his simplicity he
thought that every one would seek
it -withuot delay, The service was
concluded, and, with intense ieeling,
he watched to see what, the people
would do. Ilis fariter pronounced
the sermon “sound doctrine,’’ but
‘ ' |
said nothing to the boy or auv one
else about seeking the Lord. They ,
got into the carriage and rode home
the boy absorbed in awfat thoughts.
The father, making, no farther aliu- '
sion to the sermon, presently began I
to whistle: and od reaching home
took off his boots, put his feet tow
ard the fire-place' and began to read
the newspaper, leaving his boy, with
out a timely Word of Ghrirtain ooun- J
sel, to struggle with the great .
thoughts which oppressed his young
heart.
But even childhood draws its con- ‘
elusions; aud young Channing asked j
within himself the question, Can
what I have heard be true? And 1
too quickly he reached the conola- '
sion—No I The people did not be- 4
lieve it, or they would have aoegfct 1
it at once; hie father did not believe '
it or he would have evinced • deep
er solicitude. And- ever afterward
young Channing evinced a prejudice !
against the sflemn and starting re
vival efforts of the evangelical church
May not a lack of earnestness on the
part of Chrisls friends sometimes
produce more skepticism thau the
shallow logic of avowed infidelity-
Ex.
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Cause of Hleeplessneaa.
Dr. Ducjtworth, in the British
■ Medical Journal, calls attention to ,
i some cansei of insomnia which he ,
thinks are tardiy sufficiently recog- ,
nized or adtquately met by the re
. sources of practical raedicino. Re
cent reseaiehes have clearly shown
, that the bain is comparatively an
temic dtring sleep, and that the
. blood tbw removed from the head
i is more feely supplied to the visce
i ra and integuments. The most con
. Utantcaise and oCrtainly the most
I freqnenp accompaniment of sleep
, lc«nncs«i* an opposite condition, or
one oftmlve and increased cerebral
circulriion. A species of nocturnal
I dyspepsia, mild in its character and
> prodding no actual suffering, may
t somefmes give rise to persistent in
> somapia. There *may be no symp
| tomslmyond dryness of the mouth
II biirdm' of the soles of the feet, atul
■ I huafaiid throbbing in the head, and
■' thole arc probable due to a too acid
i i coalition of the contents of thestom
-1 acl, aul upper part of the 3nmll in
> teiiues, caused generally by excess
in fatty and highly-seasoned food,
1 i iu lruit, and in various wines.
■ ■ Sl.oplessness may lie duo to bodily
i[.-sd mental over exhaustion, which
> j r>-tilts in an increased flow of blood
< | j the brain, consequent upon vaso
t! uotor paralysis Again, it may be
/ho resulj, of a were habit at iu those
cases where there has been & long
course of broken rest; it may be
caused by persistent ordors, by cer
tain affiuvia, by the absence of moist
ure in the air of a sleeping apart
ment, or by any impropor elevation
or depression of the land. The treat
ment in mbst of these eases should c?
course be directed to the removal of
cause; bfif, when it is found necessa
ry to give drtigs bromide of potassi
um .'ud chloral hydrate are probably
the best, both having “eCT. shown to
diminish the amount of blood circu
lating through the brain.
Ssliiilti.-G,;.
How did the people got into the
habit of shaking hands ? The an
swer is not far to seek, in early
and barbarous times, when every
savage was his own lawgiver, soldier
and policeman, and had to watch
over his own safety in default of all J
other protection, two friends and
acquaintances, or two strangers and | ‘
acquaintances when they chan-od to 1
meet offered cucli to the other t ii;ht 1
hand—the hand alike of offence and '
defence—the hand that wields the
sword and dagger, the club, the tom- jj
ahawk, or other weopons of war. ''
Each did this to show t.li lt the hand '
was empty, and that neither war
nor treachery was intended. \ matt 11
cannot weil stab another while he ;
is in the act of shaking hands with ;
him, unless he is a double-dyed trail- t
or and vilain, and strives to aim a t
cowardly blow with the let* while
giving-the right hand and pretend- i
ing to he ou good terms with hit, l
victim. t
The custoni of hand shaking pro- t
tads more or less among ail civilized f
nat’oas,J&dls tire Usee avowal oi
friendship and good will—-just ts a i
kiss is of a wanner passion. Ladies, t
as every otto must have remarked, I
seldom or never shake hands with ;
tho cordiality of gentlemen, tin- 1
less it be with each other. The rea- t
son is obvious: it is for them to re- ;
ceive homage—not to give it. They f
cannot be expeoted to Show te per- i
sons of ths other mix a warmth of i
greeting #tich might he mminteV- <
preted, unless such persons are «ioa?- ■
ly related So them by fttsily or Ilf- 1
lection; in which cate hand shaking
is not needed, and the lips do more (
agreeable duty.
Mow to Frey i
The Evangelist publishes an arti- ]
cle, found among the unpublished |
papers of the late Dr. A. Alexander,
on “Circumlocution iii prayer,’*
which closes with the following men
who are forming their habits” in re
spect to prayer. They are equally 1
applicable to all who pray IU public; \
and especially to those who pray in
the Sunday-School:
1. Let yonr prayers be compos
ed of thanksgiving, praise, confession
and petition, without any- argument
or exhortation addressed to those
who are supposed to be praying
with you.
2. Adopt no fixed forms of ex
pression, except such as you obtain
from Scripture.
8. Express your desires in the
briefest, simplest form, without cir
cumlocution.
Avoid the use of compound term:,
in place of the imperative mood.
5. Hallow God's name by avoid-;
ing its unnecessary repetition.
0, Adopt the simple devotion''
phrases of Scripture; but avoid the i
free use of its figures, aud all quaint ]
and doubtful application of its 'ortni. j
to foreign subjects,
7. Bray to Ood, and not to mar. 1
A whits it in the Chicago .Tribune '
imagines “a gr. ttback quivering un- j
der the meteoric signature of Gen. 1
Spinner.” •* 1
Apply to bruises cloths wrung j.
out of hot water. This will prevent I
discoloration of the skin, o, a “black |
eve.' if done J
A happy woman:
WhAt sjthctacle ihote pleasing does
the earth afford than a happy Wothan
contented in her sphere, ready At all
times to benefit her little world by
her exertions, And transforming the
briars and thorns of life into roses of
Paradise by the magic of her toiich?
There are those who are thus hap
py because they can not help it.—no
ifiisfortnnes dampen their Bvv'eet
smiles, and they diflifre A cheerful
glow around them; as they pursue
the even t-jtior of their way. They
have tK* yecret of contentmelit,
whose value is above the phiioSo- :
phor’s stone; for without seeking the 1
baser exchange of gold, which may
buy some sorts of pleasure, they con
vert, everything they touch into joy. 1
W hat (heir oondtiion is makes no
difference They may be rich or i
poor, high or low, admired or forsa- ]
ken by the fickle world; but the spark
ling fountain oi' happiness bubbles <
np in their hearts, and makes them j
radiantly* beautiful. Though they
live in a log I'abin, they make it shine (
with a lusvre that kings and queens
may covet, and they make wealth a •
SfoUntain of blessings to the children
of poverty.
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Goo t> M v NWE23.—- Good manners, ,
arc the particular distinction of a <
gentleman. They elevate him in so- s
ciely, and in the estimation of all <
worthy people, and create for him t
that money can not buy. ;
In the education of odr children i
nothing is more neglected; aud to i
this is, >n a large degree, attributable
the growing lack of respect and rev- ;
eaace among young people for their
superiors. .
no'tie is the first school of child- (
food Here they should be early (
taught i<> be polite and well behaved ]
for the first mental impressions of a ,
young child can not be obliterated j
bv correction or forgetfulness. Par- (
ents can not exercise too great a de- .
greo of care in the examples they ,
set before their children, and ir. the ;
manners in which they expose them
to impure and contaminated infiuen
caa. The formation of human char
acter ia commonly the reenlt of ear- !
ly meoeittidns. . ,
A lady prayed for her daughter ,
thirty-nine years without receiving :
any answer. At length she came i
to die. Her death was the means i
used for her daughter’s conversion.
The daughter became a most emi
nent Christain, much used in the i
turning of sinners to Christ. One
hundred American students, who
were converted met together to
speak of their conversion. Ninety 1
of them traced their blessings to :
their mother’s prayers. At another i
meeting in England, rtfisrly dne hun
dred who had been blessed of Ood
said they had praying parents. We
trace every blessing to God’s fath
omless grace. Still he is pleased to
use means, and he says, “For dll
these things I will be inquired of.”
Christain mothers, pray on—God an
swers prayer.
StMPLtctTT In Language.—Do
noi part with your common sense
when you wr tc. You need not
make an idiot of yourself because
you have a pen iu yottr hand. Be
simple, bo hottest, be unaffected in
speaking and writing. Never use
| a long vi,r.! when a short one will j
| do. Gail .hings Ly their right names ;
! never smother yonr thoughts with aj
j cloud of pitras"s: let a spado be ah
j spade not a well known long instiu j
| met t nlii.a nil ir.dusti y; let home la i
i home,tun a residence; a place, not a
[locality. Write much as you would;
speak: speak .v much as you would j
! thin With yonr in inferior. I ,speak no •
j coat ser titan usttai; with your snpc- 1
i riorr,, nt> finer Bo what yon say 1
i and wfiat you are.
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USetul luiomatlbh.
Hois BBAi) ton should be about
every man’s premises.
Cloveb should be cut for hsy aft
soon as the earliest blossoms begin
to get brown.
Lambs should be dipped hi a so
lution of carbolic soap to kill ticks.
Repeat 'tn two or three Weeks.
A saddle put on loosely, with a
slack, girth, is very irritating tfo A
horse,'and Soon produces a sore back.
You owe yonr obedience to Get!
for your present and etemnl happi
ness.
If the disposition id good, the acts
wilt be so too, thongh vve may not be
ablo to do all we desire.
There are two sources ofsslns; one
from one's self, the other from . the
persuasion of others.
Thoumadest us, O Lord, for Thy
self, aud our heart is restless until it
repose in Thee.
To clean a browned porcelain ke:
tie, boil peeled potatoes in it. The
porcelain will be rendered nearly as
v. hite as when new-
Pure Water.—lt is impctabio,
to overrate the importance of pure
water. Great carelessness has prevail
ed respecting the supply, the who!c
someness, and the conveyance of
drinking water. With increased in
telligence the people are becoming
dome what aroused concerning tho
matter, scientists are contributing
much valuable instruction.
Wn.vf A Newspaper Dobs.— -
Doctor Holland says
“A bright enterprising, influential
paper, in any town or county, is a
centralixing power for all those in
terests. The press advertises |ho
locality—is the exponent of its Hie
and spirit—is the centre of its moral
political and social influence, and
does more, perhaps, titan any other
agency to attract the organized in
dustry of its near and remote neigh
borhood.”
“The town and county is knowil
throughout the whole country by iW
press, and that press magnifies itri
importance and influence everywhere
It is a centre of intelligence and it
Centre of attraction, Arid doW; iu ottH
sense, more than anything else tS
make the town and county what it
is.”
The Locked-Up Pardon.—la
the Isle of Man, as I xirfts ono day
walking on the seashore, I remem
ber contemplating with thrilling in
terest an old, gray, ruined tower,
covered with ivy. There was A re
markable history connected with the
rijirit. til that tower was formerly
hanged one of the best Governor*
the island ever possessed. He had
been accused of treachery to tho
king during the time of civil wars,
and received sentence to death. In
tercession was made in his behalf,
and a pardon was scut bat that fell
into the hands of his bitter enemy,
who kept it locked Up, and the Gov
ernor was hanged. IPs name is Mill
honored by the many, and yotamay
often hear a pathetic ballad smig to
his memory, to the ransid of the
spinning-wheel.
We must feel horrok-strtick at <ha
fearful turpitude of that man who.
having the pardon for his feHow
| creature in his possession, could keep
| it back, and lot him die the death of
I a traitor But let m restrain cm
indignation till we ask oursa”■. \*
whether God might riot |*oint It's
finger to most bin% and say:*Thou
art the man. , Thou hast a fnedon in
thiue hand* to save thy fellow creat
ure, not from temporal, but fin m
etereril death. Thott hast a ; sr.icn
suited to all, sent to all, dc*i ;na:.-l
for all. Thott hast enjoyed it *hj*- ,
self, but bast tltod cot kept it beak,
from thy brutlMfr, instead of scndtfff
it to the ends bf th** earth?